economy
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Opening Plenary Speak-out
A diverse group of PSL members from across with the country share short reports on struggles that are taking place…
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Election results: right-wing shift or anger at the status quo?
Do the Nov. 2 election results signal a major shift to the right and a resurgence of conservatism among the…
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Government officials oppose moratorium on foreclosures
In the middle of a scandal involving a large number of major banks, members of the Obama administration have remained…
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This is what class war looks like–for now
Capitalist bankers seized 288,345 homes this summer as a staggering number of workers can't find jobs or can't pay their…
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Major banks forced to suspend foreclosures after ‘robo-signing’ of documents exposed
GMAC Mortgage, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America recently announced that they were suspending foreclosures after lawsuits exposed fraudulent practices.…
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Televised debate between libertarian and Mike Prysner of the PSL
Last week, Mike Prysner--an Iraq war veteran and member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation--debated Nicki Kurokawa, the director…
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Poverty rate at highest level in 15 years
According to the U.S. Census, 44 million people in the United States were living in poverty in 2009, or 14.3…
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Grand Theft Capitalism continues
Nearly 44 million people, one in seven--are now in poverty in the U.S. One in five children is in poverty.…
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Los Angeles, the mass layoff capital of the United States
In this year's first fiscal quarter, October 2009 through December 2009, the Los Angeles-Orange County region led the state in…
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Wildcat strike in Irvine, Calif.
Workers as the Embassy Suites hotel in Irvine, Calif., staged a successful one-day strike on Aug. 9, despite the fact…
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